A little duct tape and some sheet rock screws got me sailing last night for an hour. When I had her back on the trailer I noticed the forestay turnbuckle was missing. Gad. Those things are a pain. I...

I remember the "Captain Cook Fir" I saw in Hawaii. Very tall and straight. Well over 100ft. Legend has it they were planted all over the Pacific as a source of mast and spar material. I had to google...

I wouldn't have guessed a soft wood like spruce. But it makes sense. Nice and light. Just goes to show ya. Does it need treatment of some kind? Is there a preference of which way to orient the grain...

This is a 17' "Whitehall-like" boat. The mast and boom are wood. The boom is 8' long and completly rotten. It has a T rail hanging on a few rusty screws. I'd like to build a replacement. What's good?...